Five… Four… Three… Two… One… Ignition. We all know it. The ticking down of the NASA Countdown Clock heralds the launch of a rocket or the Space Shuttle (which sadly is no more). Those are also the words that spark the imagination of every child (and grown-up) that has ever looked to the sky wondering what lies beyond the bounds of our little blue marble....

Today is April 15th… Tax Day… A day so lamented many people would opt for choice “A” of Benjamin Franklin’s quote: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” However, there are those few, those lucky, lucky few who get some of their hard-earned dollars returned to them after filing their income taxes. According...

Five… Four… Three… Two… One… Ignition. We all know it. The ticking down of the NASA Countdown Clock heralds the launch of a rocket or the Space Shuttle (which sadly is no more). Those are also the words that spark the imagination of every child (and grown-up) that has ever looked to the sky wondering what lies beyond the bounds of our little blue marble. Hand-in-hand with Mission Control counting...

Today is April 15th… Tax Day… A day so lamented many people would opt for choice “A” of Benjamin Franklin’s quote: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” However, there are those few, those lucky, lucky few who get some of their hard-earned dollars returned to them after filing their income taxes. According to the IRS, the average tax return is somewhere...

The MB&F Starfleet Machine (YES, STARFLEET!!!) is by far the coolest, geekiest, most awesome clock I have ever seen. I am a huge Trekie. I love Star Trek, as is evidenced by my review of the De Bethune Dream Watch 5. But, this clock… this masterful piece of nerdy goodness from MB&F and L’Epée 1839 takes Star Trek-inspired art to a whole new level. It combines science fiction awesomeness with the...

Julius Ceasar, Florence Nightingale, Attila the Hun, Cleopatra, George Washington, Catherine II, Leif Ericson, Joan of Arc, Alexander the Great… What do these people have in common? Yes… they’re all serious historical figures who have made indelible imprints on the world. But, what else? What other small, obscure, essentially useless piece of trivial information binds these historical personages into a web of...

Have you ever wished you had a sorta light-up message on your car to signal some sort of message to other automobilists with whom you share road? Oh yeah… definitely me too. I’ve too often found myself driving down the road wishing for a glowing middle finger or flashing bird I could shine upon other less chivalrous motorists. Two days ago, I ran across a start-up called MotorMood whose professed goal is “making...

One of the first posts I ever wrote for TickTickVroom.com was a review of a bottle of Revolucion Tequila Reposado that my wife picked up for me during a business trip to Mexico City. I liked it quite a bit, and still do. In that post, I said: “It tastes like a tequila should taste,” an opinion I still maintain. However, recently I was graciously given a bottle of Revolucion Tequila Extra Añejo (thanks again, Samy). ...

Here is a hilarious video of Domino the Boston Terrier doing her best to attack one of those tiny R/C cars that is running roughshod over her house. Not car or timepiece news, but it is funny, which we all need on a Wednesday. ...

The other day, I looked in the mirror and found myself looking a bit more like a woodland critter than I would like. So, it was time for a haircut. One slight hiccup, I’m in Fort Lauderdale, some 1,200 hundred miles from my usual barber. Upon suggestion from my brother-in-law Dan (who frequently morphs into a woodland creature himself) I visited ManKind on SE 2nd St in Fort Lauderdale. Founded by Lee Garipoli, ManKind has...

2012 London Olympic Games Mini MINI R/C Car For those who don’t know, BMW is the Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. So far BMW has provided 160 BMW 1 Series ActiveE and 40 MINI E electric cars for various shuttling duties. Ferrying athletes and officials is all well and good, but who is going to deliver the javelins, discuses, hammers, shot-puts, etc. after being thrown all over the...

I just finished watching No Reservations’ latest episode which centered on the 2012 Cook It Raw food free-for-all-meets-localvore-to-the-extreme event which took place in the Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan. The Cook It Raw powers that be describe the event as follows: “Cook It Raw brings the world’s leading chefs together at a different location every year and has them exchange ideas and gain knowledge from local...